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Tigers come to town
By VFL | Paddy Higgs
Hume Moreland Leader
Wed 21 Oct 2009, Page 42
ELITE football is destined for Craigieburn, with Victorian Football League club Coburg announcing it will play five home games at Highgate Recreation Reserve in 2010.
Coburg president Bill Balakis confirmed at the club's presentation night on Friday that the Tigers' 10 home games next season would be split between Craigieburn and Coburg City Oval.
The move had been agreed last month, but was only publicly confirmed last week.
It further strengthens the club's ties with the area, with AFL affiliate Richmond using Highgate for its summer training base.
And Coburg received its blessing from local club Craigieburn, which is hoping to play its home games at the reserve in 2010.
``It's official. We've got the head lease,'' Balakis told Leader.
``Part of the deal is to embrace the football people around the area, not to get them off-side. Realistically, it is our talent pathway as a second-tier football club . . . so we don't want to upset the apple cart.''
It will come as music to the ears of Craigieburn FC, which is confident it will also call Highgate Reserve home in 2010.
The quality of the reserve's surface will provide much relief for the Eagles after spending 2009 on the hard expanses of the DS Aitken Reserve. Gaining access to the state-of-the-art facilities at Highgate would be another plus.
Craigieburn president Bernie Shinners said the club had been kept well informed of the negotiations between Coburg and AFL Victoria regarding the move, and viewed it as a positive.
``We welcome the presence of the Coburg Tigers at Highgate, and we believe if handled properly this could result in a win-win position for both the Coburg Tigers and the Craigieburn Football Club,'' Shinners said.
Coburg has announced last week David Newett as its new coach, while Nick Liddle took out the Tigers' best-and-fairest on Friday night.
